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WEFT REPLENISHING COLOR LOOM.

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WEFT REPLENISHING COLOR LOOM.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. 30. 1915.

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WEFT REPLENISHING COLOR LOOM.

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WEFT REPLENISHING COLOR LOOM.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. 3G 1915.

Areloading and ,for any sidiary magazine castings is held from rotation upon its arm or spoke 39. In the normal operation of the loom, the hub 37 is locked to thefshaft 29 and might be formed rigid therewith Were it not that preferably I provide means whereby the series of subsidiary magazines may be turned by hand for reloading. I therefore preferably provide means whereby said hub 37 and the sleeve Q9 may be locked or secured together in a manner permitting disconnection for other desired purpose. To this end, I have in Fig. 3, represented the sleeve 29 as'haying an enlarged portion 46 recessed `for the reception of a sliding bolt 47, the head IS of which penetrates a hole 49 in a tlange of the hub 37. A spring 50 surrounding the bolt -l7 normally maintains the sleeve 99 and hub 37 in locked position. A sliding handle 51 connected to the bolt i7 and suitably guided, permits the Withdrawal of the bolt and the independentrotation of the hub 37 With its arms or spokes and their series of subsidiary magazines.

As indicated most clearly in Figs. 3, 4, l2 and 1.3, I have represented each subn sidiary 'magazine casting or body portion 4t() as haring a horizontal shaft mounted for rotation in a sleeve portion 58 of the casting l0. Fast upon the inner portion of said shaft 52 is a member 5l constituting a support for the. bases of a series of bobbins or other suitable weft carriers Which I have herein indicated as a, b, c and d, and which correspond in color or other distinguishing characteristic with the lling in the several shuttles A. B, C and I). I hare stated that any suitable number of shuttles may be employed, a number greater than four being used if desired.V Similarly I may employ any suitable number of bobbins or weft carrie s in each subsidiary magazine, the number corresponding to the number of shuttles.

in the loom. The bases of the bobbins are supported by said member 5T', which in the embodiment of the invention shown is in the iorin of a cross. The tip ends of the bobbins are suitably su'uiorted in a correspondingly .shaped spring member preferably formed of sheet metal, so as to support the bobbins with suitable spring pressure and shaped as indicated frictionally to support the tips of the bobbins. Said member 553 supported upon the outer threaded end ot' the shaft 52 by suitable nuts 56. y

The disk 9 as represented most clearly in Figs. 3, l and 5, is provided with a rim 57 upon-which rides a series of rolls 5S each mounted upon a projection 59 of a crank arm (S0 fast upon and extending from the shaft 52 of one of the subsidiary magazines. The said rim 57 is generally circular in outline but at the lower portion of the master magazine it is provided with inwardly curved portions 6l, 62, of suitable contour and with verticallyV spaced, substantially straight Walls 63,6% providing an opening therebetween permitting the replenisliing operation. Each of the shafts 52 has also fast thereon a pinion adapted to mesh at the proper time with a slightly curved rack G6 upon a swinging segment G7 herein shown as of skeleton formation and provided vvith a hub GS whereby it is loosely mounted upon the hub 37 as indicated in Fig. 3, and preferably adjacent to the star `wheel 36. *The said rack 66 is provided at its opposite ends with enlarged teeth 69, 70.

Inasmuch as the shuttles of the loom carry bobbins or weft carriers contrasting among themselves in color or otherwise,it is necessary that, in the disclosed embodiment of the invention, I provide means whereby the movements of the bobbins or weft carriers of the active, subsidiary magazine may synchronize with or correspond to theniovements of the shifting shuttle boxes so that when replenishnient is indicated, it may be effected by placing in the running shuttle a bobbin or weft carrier corresponding in color or other characteristicl to the weft in the running shuttle. To that end, in this embodiment of the invention, I preferably employ the following means: In Fig. 3, I have represented the series of shifting shuttle boxes at 7l and as, supported by a suitable shifting shuttle box rod T2, Which is mounted for sliding morement upon an upright bracket 73, itself mounted upon or extending from the rocking arm 7l. Whcreon the picker stick il, is pivoted at 75. The brackets 73 `is provided with a guide 76 for the shifting shuttle box rod 72 and the latter has im arted thereto risinO and falling p C D morementsas called forby the pattern mechanism by means of a suitable link or connecting rod 77 operated in any usual inanner not herein necessarY more fully to de scribe. Connected at its lower end in any suitable. manner to the said shiftingI shuttle box rod 72 is a connecting rod 7S, the upper end whereof is pivotally connected to a crank 79 tast upon a roel: shaft S0 suitably mounted in bearings in thel loom fra-me and extending lmigitudinallyl of the loom as indicated most clearlyy in Fig. 1. Said' bearings may be adiustably supported in brackone of which is indicated at Sl in Fig. 5. At or near its opposite end the 'said rock shaft S0. as shown most clearly in Fig. 5. is provided with a crank slotted as indicated at S3 and having pivotcd therein vthe lower end of an operating link herein shown as composed of two parts` Si. S5 adjustably connected by a bolt S6 adapted to be suitably ypositioned ina slot 87 in one of said parts. At its upper end the part 85 of the linkis pivotally connected at 88 to an arm 89 extendingV from the sega rm SQ preferably seA 'marian sauras PATENT carros.

RANDOLPH CROMPTON. OF CHATHAM, .MASSACHUSETTSQ WEFT-REPLENISHING COLOR-LOOM.

T0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, RANDOLPH CRoMPToN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chatham, in the county of Barnstable and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement Color-Looms, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on the drawings representingv like parts.

This invention relates to weft replenishing color looms.

In order that the principle of the invention may be readily understood, I have disclosed avsingle embodiment thereof in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a front elevation of a loom embodying my invention, parts being broken away; Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section upon the line 2 2 of Fig. 1 and looking toward the right hand end of the loom; Fig. 3 is-a vertical, longitudinal section on an enlarged scale upon the line '3 3 of Fig. 2, and showing the master magazine and certain of the subsidiary magazines; Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are vertical transverse sections upon the lines 1 4-, 5 5 and G 6 respectively of Fig. 3, and looking in the direction of the arrows indicated thereon; Fig. 7 is a vertical section upon the line 7 7 of Fig. 6; Fig. 8 isa vertical section upon the line 8 8 of Fig. 7: Fig. 9 is a plan'view of the right hand shuttle box showing the running shuttle positioned therein, certain of the partsbeing insection; Fig. 1() is a transverse section upon the line 10 10 of Fig. 9; Fig. 11 is a vertical sectiont-aken through the active, subsidiary magazine and representing one of the bobbins thereof as positioned within the running shuttle; Figs. 12 and 13 are vertical sections taken through the shuttle box and representing successive positions of the active. subsidiary magazine in the positioning of the bobbin thereofin the'running shuttle; and Fig. 14: is a detail in side elevation and plan of a slight modiiication of one portion of my invention.

An important object of my invention is he supplying of fresh fillingcarriers to the active or running shuttlel of a color loom when the 'filling carrier in the said shuttlel has become substantiallyor wholly exhausted.

While my invention 1s 1n no sense conined in Weft Replenishing i In the when the latter is sition and to allow the forward motion of Specification of Letters Patent.v Patented June 15, 1915. Application-filed January 30, 1915. Serial N o. 5,187.

thereto, it more particularly relates to that class of automatic looms wherein a rotary vmagazine or hopper is employed.

This invention is in certain aspects thereofan improvement upon the invention disclosed in my co-pending application Serial No. 189, filed January .2, 19]5.

As set forth in said application, it has heretofore been proposed in automatic looms to strike the filling carrier in the magazine asudden blow with a hammer or transferrer when the lay carrying the exhausted or substantially exhausted filling carrier stations itself in the course of weaving directly under the filling carrier in its changing position after the suitable indication has been made. It has also been proposed in automatic looms to lift the shuttle containingthe exhausted or substantially exhausted carrier above the line of the race way of the lay into an abnormal or changing position. latter case the exhausted carrier is upwardly pressed by the carrier in the changing position in the magazine and is displaced by the latter. The shuttle is then returned to the vlevel of the race way of the loom. It has still further been proposed to,

run the shuttle on its side and to knock the bobbin or filling carrier intol a hammer or transferrer and to hold the bobbin by the tips in a stationary position placed in its changing pothe lay to cause the shuttle to cover or receive the fresh filling carrier, and thereby to substitute the latter for the exhausted bobbin.

In the present invention, and making reference to the disclosed, Asingle embodiment thereof, I dispense with` the hammer orV transferrer and move, and herein depress, a subsidiary magazine, which is lone of a series of magazines carried byV the master magazine, each carrying a plurality of bobbins or suitable filling carriers, directly into the shuttle. Sai/cl filling carriers pertaining to a single, subsidiary magazine may be of different colors of filling or may be of fillings contrasting in any way. I thus substitute a fresh filling carrier for the-exhausted or the shuttle lovl partly exhausted filling carrier contained in each containinga plurality of bobbins or other suitable filling carriers contrasting in color or otherwise, l am enabled to utilize more bobbins or filling carriers in a rotary magazine under positive control than has heretofore been possible, so far as I am aware.

By the use of my invent-ion, l avoid all rough handling of the filling carriers as the magazines in the preferred embodiment of the invention are moved directly into the shuttle, thus putting all the necessary strain incident to bobbin or filling-carrier transfer upon the mechanism itself rather than upon the bobbin or filling carrier.

Referring to that embodiment of the invention herein illustrated, the frame of the loom is indicated at 1 in the several figures, the swords of the lay are indicated at 2, and the shuttles, of which any desired num` ber may be employed, and which carry fillingv dlferently colored or otherwise differentiated, are indicated at A, B, C and D. The lay of the loom is indicatedlat 3, the picker stick at the lefthand end is indicated atk 4, and the breast beam of the loom is indicated at 5. The driving or crank shaft is indicated at 6 and the cam shaft at 7, the latter being driven from the driving shaft in any suitable manner not herein necessary to disclose and preferably at one half the speed of the latter. The lay of the loom is driven fnom the crank shaft 7 by means of crank arms, one of which is indicated at 8, most clearly in Fig. 2. These parts may e of any suitable or ordinary construction.

Upon the framing and preferably at the right hand end of the loom viewed from the front thereof, I mount a substantially circular disk-like member 9 clearly shown in Figs. 2 to 5 inclusive, and constituting a portion of the master magazine. The said member 9 is supported upon the framing of the loom by means of a suitable foot or standard 10, most clearly shown in Fig. 2. The disk-like member 9, as most clearly shown in Fig. 3, is provided with a substan tially central, recessed portion 11 having a sleeve-like, central extension 12 within which is lixedly secured a shaft 13. The said shaft is provided with a reduced inner end -14 fitting within Isaid sleeve-like extension 12 and held therein against rotation by nut 15. Loose upon th shaft 13, as shown most clearly in Fig. 3, is a cam 1G, also clearly shown in Figs. 2, 12 and 13. Saidcam is provided with a guiding rib'17 to be hereinafter referred to and with a sleeve or barrel upon said shaft 13 and portion 18 mounted integral therewith a having rigid or sprocket inion 19.

Upon the crank shaft 7 is mounted a sprocket gear 20 about which and an equal size sprocket pinion 21 upon a shaft 22 passes a sprocket chain23 as shown most clearly in Fig. 2. The shaft 22 is supported in a suitable bracket 24. Fast upon said shaft 22 is a sprocket pinion 25 and passing therealoout and 'dri-ven thereby is a sprocket chain 26 which passes over and drives the sprocket pinion 19, whereby the latter is driven in the direction of the arrow adjacent thereto in Fig. 2. The construction of the parts is such that the cam 16 is rotated once to each complete rotation of the crank shaft 7. Said sprocket chain 26 also passes about and drives a sprocket pinion 27 mounted upon a shaft 28 to be hereinafter referred to. llhe recessed portion 11 is suitably apertured as indicated in Figs. 2 and 6 for the passage of the sprocket chain Also loose upon the shaft 13 is a suitable sleeve 29 and loose upon the outer end of said sleeve 29 is a thread supporting ring 30 by means of which the threads 31 extending from the various bobbins or weft carriers are supported, saidvthread ends being eX- tended to and wrapped about a two-part cap member 32, 33, the basal part being threaded 'upon the hub of the thread ring 30 and the outer part 33'having a threaded nipple entering the part 32. By reasonf of this two-part construction the broken ends wrapped about said cap may be readily removed. The outer end of the sleeve 13 is provided with a washer 34 andy nut 35 inclosed by the cap 32, 33.

Threaded uponv and therefore fast with the sleeve 29 is a star wheel, 36 positioned in proximity to the cam 16, and loose upon said sleeve29, but adapted to be-locked thereto, as will be hereinafter set forth, is the hub 37 whereon the subsidiary magazines are supported. The said hub 37 is provided with a series of radial sockets 33, herein represented as twelve in number.but which may be any desired number, and within which are mounted a corresponding number of arms or spokes 39 of any suitable construction but preferably circular in cross section, because of ease of manufacture. Upon each of said arms or spokes is mounted for sliding movement what l herein term a subsidiary magazine, shown as comprising or including a suitable casting4() normally inwardly positioned by reason of a suitable coil spring 41, the outer end whereof secured to a pin 42 upon the casting of the subsidiary magazine and the inner end whereof passes about a loose ring 43 which. because of the even tension of the series of springs 41, is held in substantially the positin indicated in Figs. 3 and 4 Each of the subsidiary magazine castings or members 40 is provided with a seat portion 44. shown most clearlv in Fig. 3. having a Hat. outer face. also indicated in Fig. 11, which slides along the adiacent face of a disk 45 secured to the hub 37 by screws 45 shown in Fig. 4, whereby each of the subof said shaft with the recessed portion 93 of the tooth 92, which happens to be in proximity thereto. The shaft 28 is mounted for longitudinal sliding-movement vin the sleeve portion 99 of the disk 9 wherein it is mounted. To this end the sprocket wheel 27 is mounted upon said shaft with a feather,

key, or spline 99 compelling' conjoint rotation of said pinion or shaft but permitting sliding movement of the shaft with respect to the pinion. The head 95 of the shaft is cut away as indicated at 100 in Fig. 7,so

.imparted thereto in any suitable manner,

and preferably by means to be hereinafter described.

Each of thesubsidiary magazines is as previously described mounted for movement into the shuttle bo'x' and the shuttle therein at the proper time. ln the disclosed embodiment of the invention, this movement is a substantially radial downward movement toward the shuttle box along the proper armor spoke 39.` In order at the proper time to impart such movement to the subsidiary magazine which has been brought into position directly over the shuttle box, l preferably provide the following means. Suitably supported upon the frame of the master magazine, as indicated most clearly in Figs. 6 and 7, I mount for rocking movement a rock shaft 101 on which is keyed or splined to rock therewith, but in such manner as to slide thereon, a so-called.

Hap 102 having at its upper portion a roll 103 adapted periodically to be brought within the path of rotation of the cam 16, as indicated in Figs. 11, 12 and 13. When the roll 103 is brought within the range ofl movement of the cam 1G, it is held in relation with respect thereto by the guiding rim 17 on the latter and in the continued rotation of said cam in a contraclockwise direction, as indicated in Figs. 12 and 13, thesaid roll and consequently the Hap 102 are downwardly moved from the position indicated in Fig. 12 to that indicated in F ig. i3. thereby to effect replenishment.

`Each of the castings or body portions of the subsidiary magazines is provided with a shoulder 10i. which when the flap 102 has been brought into position to be depressed by the cani 16, is engaged by a projection 105 or'.' said flap. as indicated in Fig. 11, whereby the subsidiarymagazine, which at this time is directly positioned over the shuttle box, is moved radially outward, and in the disclosed embodiment of the invention, is moved downward, as indicated in Figs. 11 and 13, so that one of the bobbin carriers of such subsidiary magazine is .moved directly into the shuttle'box 106 and the shuttle therein, thus discharging the exhausted or substantially exhausted bobbin or weft carrier 107 from said shuttle, land positioning the replenishing bobbin or weft carrier therein.

As the active or replenishing subsidiary magazine is being moved downward toward the shuttle box 106, the four weft carriers thereon occupy somewhat diagonal or in' clined positions as indicated in Fig. 12, but before the proper weft carrier'enters the shuttle, it should be brought into ay position wherein the arms of the said subsidiary magazine occupy -horizontal and' vertical positions as indicated in Figl. While for this purpose any suitable means may be employed, I preferably provide a stationary plunger rod 10S mounted in suitable brackets 109 upon the lay of the loom and suitably spaced therefrom,A so that when the lay is in the position indicated in Fig. 13, said plunger rod clears all the weft carriers. Vhen the subsidiary magazine in its downward mot-ion toward the shuttle reaches the position represented in Fig. 12, the weft ycarrier o thereof contacts with the upper end of the plunger rod 108 whereby the subsidiary magazine is swung into the position indicated in Fig. 13, and the weft carrier d thereupon enters the shuttle. Preferably I provide a bumper orprotecting device to guard the edge or wall of the shuttle along or adjacent to which the entering weft carrier passes. F or this purpose, 1 have in Figs. 4, 12 and 13, represented a sliding strip 110 mounted upon the horizontal upper face of `a bracket 111 itself supported upon the lay of the loom. Said strip is suitably guided at 112, 113 and is normally drawn inward by a coil spring 114 attached to said strip and to the bracket 1'11. The construction is such that said strip may yield outwardly if engaged by the entering weft carrier.

In the disclosed embodiment of my invention, l effect weft replenishment upon eX- haustion or 'breakage of the filling, and for this purpose may provide any suitable mechanism. Preferably,.however, l employ substantially the following means: In Fig. 8, I have represented the usual weft hammer of the loom at 115 having at its upper end a head 116 adapted to engage the hooked end 117 of the usual weft fork 118 when the sameis not tilted owing to the absence of filling consequent upon exhaustion or breakage thereof. The said weft fork 117 is pivoted at 119 upon the weft fork slidel 120. which at its inner end is bifurcated to receive the weft fork and to permit the tilting movement thereof. rlfhe weft fork slide is mounted for sliding movement in a casing 121 having upstand ing guiding walls 122, 123 within which said weft fork slide is received. To the walls '122, 123 of said casing 121 are attached screws 124 receiving the ends of coil springs 125, 126, the opposite ends of which are attached to screws 127 upon the weft fork slide 120 and passing through slots 128 in the said walls 122, 123, thus limiting the inward movement of said weft fork slide.

under the influence of said coil springs 125. 126.

1While 1 may provide any suitable means to rock the shaft 101 that supports the flap 102, 1 preferably mount upon the upper face of the weft fork slide 120 a spring strip 129 shown most clearly in Fig. 7 and which has an angular extension l130 adapted to be moved with said weft fork slide beneath an arm 131 fast upon and laterally extending from said rock shaft 101. Said extension 130 is preferably of spring metal and is under compression in the position shown in Figs.' 7 and 8 beneath said arm 131, so that when it is moved outwardly from beneath said arm it springs up into the plane thereof, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 8, and upon the next inward movement of the weft fork slide, the said extension engages said arm and rocks the shaft 101 so as to bring the flap thereof into the path of and beneath the cam 16. lThereupon in the conf tinued rotation of said cam the flap is depressed and replenishment occurs as has been already described.

Upon the Hap 102, as shown most clearly in Fig. 7, is a lug 132 which upon the return upward movement of said Hap, owing to the tension of the coiled spring 133, shown most clearly in Fig. 6, engages a stud 134 upon the arm 135 of a lever pivoted at 136 upon a suitable bracket. The other arm 137 of said lever is forked and provided with pins 133 adapted to enter a peripheral groove 139 in the outer end of the shaft 28, thereby to impart axial movement to said shaft and to withdraw the pin 97 into the position shown out of the plane of movement of the star wheel 36 and again to position the head 95 of said shaft in the next recess 93 of a tooth 92 of the said star wheel. @n the iap 102 is a second lug 140 which in the downward movement of the flap under the agency of the cam 16 depresses the lever arm and imparts axial movement to the shaft 28 in the opposite direction, thereby again to bring the pin 97 into operative engagement with the star wheel and thus to effect the rotation thereof through a single step, as has been already described.

Preferably lf provide means adapted to incassa overlie the tip or forward portion of the weft carrier that has been positioned in the shuttle, so as to aid in edecting the proper positioning thereof in the shuttle. For this purpose, l preferably provide the following mechanism:

Upon the cam-shaft 7, as shown most clearly in Fig. 2, is mounted a cam 141 which in the disclosed embodiment of the invention is but slightly eccentric. Suitably pivoted upon the framing of the loom at 142 is a lever 143 having a projection 144 adapted to rest upon the cam 141 so that at every other beat of the lay said lever 143 is lifted. The. opposite end of said lever 143 is yieldingly connected to the framing by a coiled spring 145. Pivoted to said lever near the outer end thereof is a link 146, the lower end whereof is pivoted at 147 to the plunger rod 108, the lower end of which is guided in a bracket 149 carried by one of the lay swords 2, so that said plunger partakes of the swinging movement of the lay. Thus upon each alternate beat of the lay the plunger 108 is elevated. At its upper ond the said plunger 1 08, as shown most clearly in Figs. 3 and 9, is provided with a beveled head 1.50. Near its upper end the said plunger 108 is guided in the bracket 109 having an upwardly extending portion 152 having a guide 153 for the reception of a slide rod 154 also guided at 155 in a bracket 156 upon the side of the lay. rllae said slide rod 154 is provided with a beveled end 157 adapted to be impinged upon by the beveled head of the plunger rod 108, so that in the upward movement of said plunger rod the slide rod 154 is moved toward the right. viewing Figs. 3 and 9. rllhe said slide rod 154 is normally moved toward i' the left viewing said. figures by a coiled spring 158 held between the bearing 155 for said slide rod and a collar 159 fast upon said rod.

The shipper lever of the loom is indicated at 160 as positioned in the notch of a slot 161 in a suitable bracket 162 having mount ed upon its outer end a casing 163 having a top plate 164 and receiving a sliding weft carrier tip holder 165, the inner end whereof is adapted to be projected from the position shown in Fig. 9, so as wholly to overlie the tip portion of the bobbin or weft carrier. The said holder 165- is normally moved forward through the agency of a coiled spring 166 attached to the top plate of said casing and to said holder by screws 167, 168. The top plate of said easing 163 is provided with a slot 169 permitting said slidiirr movement. Near its outer end the saic.

holder 165 is provided with a notch 170 `adapted to be engaged by the outer end 171 of a lever 172 whereby'said holder is held in its retracted position as indicated in Fig. 9. The said lever 172, as indicated most i.

jtion.

said holder clearly in Figs. 5 and 9, is pivoted at 178 upon a bracket 1711 rising from the breast beam of the loom and is provided with an end 175 adapted to overlie the shuttle box where replenishment -is to occur so as to be depressed by the subsidiary magazine in its downward movement, thus lifting the opposite end 171 of said lever out of said not-ch 170 of the holder 165 and permitting to be moved inwardly under the tension of the spring 166 immediately upon replenishment and thereby to retain the inserted hobbin or weft carrier in level position in the shuttle, and to assist in causing` it to assume such positions.

I provide. a suitable resetting' device for the slidingholder 1653 so that after replenishment has been effected and the weft carrier is properly positioned in the shuttle, the said holder may be again positioned, as

shown in Fig. f), with the end 171 of the lever 172 in the notch 170. For that purpose. I preferably tixedlyposition upon the sliding rod 15S-'la suitable collar 176, Which upon the dovfnivard movement of the plunger rod 108 moved under the agency of the coil spring 15S into position in line With a shoulder 177 upon the under side of said sliding' holder 165 whereby upon the next beat-up of the lay said collar 176 engages said shoulder 177 as indicated in Fig. 10 and moves said sliding shoulder outwardly so as to effect the resetting thereof. The said flap 10Q is provided with a downwardly extending lug 17S, shown most clearly in Figs. 6, pressed position of said flap to engage the angular extension 130 and to depress the same so that it may slide under the arm 131 of the rock shaft 101 in the next move-v ment of the weft fork slide 120 toward the left viewingr Fig. S. Upon the frame of the loom I position a suitable stop 179 shoivn most clearly in Figs. 6 and 9 to engage the projecting arm 131 of the rock shaft 101 and thereby to limit the swinging movement of said rock shaft under the agency of the coil spring 133. I preferably pro# vide a suitable shuttle binderlSO shown most clearlv in Fig. 9 and having preferably some suitable lining` 181.

In Fig. 14; I have indicated a slightly modified form of one portion of my inven- In the preferred embodiment of the invention I have represented a single thread ring S0 for all the threads of the weftv carriers of the magazine. In Fig.. 14, I have represented the shaft 52 of a representative one of the subsidiary magazines as provided with an extension or cap .182 mounted upon the threaded end 183 of'sa'id shaft 52, and grooved as indicated at 184 for the reception of the thread ends of the several weft carriers pertaining to a single subsidiary magazine.

'movement of the flap 10:

12 and 13, and adapted in the deltion of the iveft carrier-Which 1t the upright shaft 101V is roel-:ed so as :o brine; the iiap 102 and its roller 103 in the path oli movement of the cani 16.r` lpon coiitinued rotation'ofsaid cam the su 'diary uiagazine which has been alread" positioned directly over the shuttle box wherein replenishment is to occur, is moved do.\'n\v;u'dly into the position shown in Fig. 123. thereby placing a weft carrier or liolibin of the proper color in the said shuttle box 106. electing the exhausted filling carrier therefrom. Upon further rotation of the cam 16 from the position shown .inFien 13, the flap 1052 is lifted by the coiled spring f i, thus withdrawing' the subsidiary magazine from the. shuttle and leaving the replenishingjY bobbin or weft carrier in said shuttle. The upward "i moves the shaft 19S toward the left viewing Fifi. 7. thereby withdraivingthe actuating pin $.37 trein the star Wheel 36 and bringing: the head 05 of said shaft into locking or holding relation with said stai.' wheel as previously dos hed.

right vievfinf; Fig. 7 and a partial rotation o-ffthe.stai-[Wheel 36 is effected. so as to bring anothersubsidiary mafrazine directly above the 'running' shuttle in the box. When the subsidiary man'azinefrom which replenishment has occurred is moved upward along' its arm or spoke under the agency of its .spring vli4. it is received upon the inwardly c1i1'ved-po1tion 6i? of the `frnirlirp; rim 57 of the disk 9 and travelsthereon in a. contra-clockwise direction, as indicated in F Vllhcnever a change is made in the shifting' shuttle box so as to bring another shuttle onto the race plate of the lay. the next active subsidiary magazine is partially rotated in the manner already descril ed by the rackv 66 so to position a weft carrier or bobbin of the proper color directly over or substantially directly over the shuttle box wherein replenishment occurs. The posiis next to replenish the loom is nearest to the shuttle box when the loom is on the hack center, or in the extreme backward position farthest away from the Weaver. fxs replenishment occurs the tip holder 165 released by the. lever 172 so that said tip holder engages the upper face of the tip end ot'tho replenishing bobhin or. weft carrier and insures the proper position thereof in the shuttle.

Having thus described one illustrative embodiment of my invention. I desire it to be understood that although speeic terms are Cir employed, they are used ina generic and descriptive sense and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the following claims.

Claimsy l. In a loom, a lay, shifting means for .a

series' of shuttle boxes, a hopper having a the filling carrier in the ruiming shuttle.

In an automatic loom, a hopper containing a plurality vof magazines, means to move said magazines separately from and conjcintly with said hopper to cause a change of filling` carriers, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, and means contrrlled thereby to cause the presentation of a filling carrier corresponding to that in the running shuttle.

4. In a loom. a lay, a magazine adjacent thereto and adapted to hold a series of filling carriers by the butts and tips and constructed and arrangedv to be moved positively into actual contact with the shuttle, to Vcause a filling carrier to be changed therefrom into said shuttle, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, and means controlled thereby to cause the presentation for replenishinent of a fillingcarrier corresponding to that in the running shuttle.

5. In a loom, va lay, a magazine adjacent thereto and arranged to hold a series of filling carriers by the butts and tips and constructed and arranged to be positively lowered into actual contact with the shuttle, to cause a filling carrier to be changed therefrom into the shuttle, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes and means controlled thereby to cause the presentation for replenishment of a filling carrier corresponding to that in the running shuttle.

6. In a loom, a lay, containing a series of magazines, means to move said hopper, means to move said magazines With respect to said lhopper for a change of filling, shifting means kfor a series of shuttle boxes, means controlled thereby to cause the presentation for replenishment of a filling carrier corresponding to that in the running shuttle, and,y means tov return said magazines to their normal position in said hopper.

In a loom, alay, a hopper containing a series of magazines, .means to move said a movable hopper magazines radially thereof for a change of filling, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, means controlled thereby to cause the presentation of a filling carrier corresponding to that in the running shuttle, and means to return said magazines to their normal position in the hopper.

8. In a loom, a lay, a hopper, a series of magazines contained thereby, and having means separately to support a plurality of filling carriers, means to move said magazines bodily with respect to said` hopper toward the shuttle upon the lay, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, means controlled thereby to cause the presentation of a filling carrier corresponding to that in the running shuttle, and means to return said magazines to their normal position in said hopper.

9. In aloom, a lay, shifting shuttle boxes adjacent said lay, a plurality of magazines, also adjacent said lay, and having means separately to support a plurality of filling carriers for presentation in replenishing means to hold in operation, one at a time, each of said magazines, combined with meansfto hold normally at rest, in inoperative position, all other of said plurality of magazines.

10. A loom having a' lay, a hopper, a series of magazines contained thereby, and mounted for turning movement, means to move said magazines bodily toward the shuttle upon the lay for a chance of filling, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, means controlled thereby to cause the presentation of a filling carrier corresponding to that in the running shuttle, means to return said magazines to their normal position in the hopper, .and means to turn said magazines in a direction to bring another filling carrier of any desired color4 into operative position.

1l. In a loom, a lay, a hopper mounted adjacent to said lay and having a series of revoluble magazines adapted to carry a series of filling carriers arranged in noneoncentric circles, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, and means controlled by said shifting means to cause-the presentation of a filling carrier corresponding to that in the ruiming shuttle.

12. In a loom, a lay, a rotary hopper mounted adjacent to said lay, means to rotate said hopper, the latter having a series of revoluble magazines adapted to carry a series of filling carriers arranged in non-concentric circles, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, and means controlled thereby to cause the presentation of a filling carrier corresponding to that in the running shuttle.

13. In a loom, a lay, a rotary hopper mounted adjacent to said lay, a series of revoluble magazines carried by said hopper and movable in and out with respect thereto and adapted together to carry a series of 130 IIS filling carriers arranged in non-concentric circles, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, and means controlled thereby to cause the presentation of a filling carrier corresponding to that in the running shuttle.

14. In a loom, a lay, a rotary hopper mounted adjacent to said lay, a series of revoluble magazines carried by said hopper and radially movable with respect thereto, said magazines being constructed and arranged to carry a series of filling carriers arranged in nonconcentric circles, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes and means controlled'thereby to causeV the presentation of a filling carrier corresponding to that in the running shuttle.

15. In a loom, a lay, a rotary hopper adjacent lsaid lay, a plurality of maga-zines carried by said hopper, and mounted for turning movement with respect thereto, means positively to control said magazines and to turn them in large and small circular paths, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes and means controlled thereby to cause the presentationl for replenishment of a filling carrier corresponding to that in the .running shuttle. t

16. In a loom, a lay, a master magazine adjacent said lay, means to actuate said magazine intermittently, a series of smaller magazines carried thereby, means to rotate said smaller magazines into selected segmental positions, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes and means controlled thereby to cause the presentation for replenishment of a filling carrier corresponding to that in the running shuttle.

17. In a loom a lay, a rotary magazine adapted to contain a series of filling carriers held by their butts and tips, means to cause a filling carrier to move forward with the lay and to effect a change of filling carriers directly by the movement of said magazine, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, and means controlled thereby to cause the presentation for replenishment of a filling.

carrier corresponding to that in the running shuttle.

18. In a loom, a lay, a master magazine, a plurality of subsidiary magazines rotatably carried by said master magazine and adapted to contain a series of filling carriers, means to cause the filling carriers ,to move forward with the `lay and to effect a change of filling carriers, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, and means controlledthereby to cause the presentation for replenishment of a filling carrier corresponding to that in the running shuttle.

19. In a loom, a lay, a mastermagazine, a series of subsidiary magazines carried by said master magazine, and radially movable with respect thereto, means to cause a filling carrier to move forward with the lay and to effect in co-action with said radial move- AZines to be moved into the shuttle ment a change of filling carriers, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, and means controlled thereby to cause the presentation of a filling carrier corresponding to that in the running shuttle. 20. In a loom, a lay, a rotary master magazine mounted adjacent to said'lay and having a series of positively operative subsidiary magazines, means to cause filling carriers supported by said subsidiary magazines to be brought into a. changing posimagazines, means to cause a filling carrier subsidiary magawhile supported by said subsidiary magazine, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, and means controlled thereby lto cause the presenation for replenishment of a filling carrier corresponding to that in the running shuttle.

22. In a loom, a lay,a master magazine, a series of secondary magazines carried thereby, and having bodily and also turning movement, a liexible power transmitter connecting a going part of said loom with said master magazine, shifting meansy for a series of shuttle boxes, and means controlled supported by one of said thereby to cause the presentation :for replenishment of a filling carrier corresponding to that in the running shuttle. p

23. In a loom, a lay, an adjacent magazine provided with a radial arm, a smaller magazine slidably mounted on saidl arm, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, means controlled thereby to cause the presentation for replenishment of a filling carrier corresponding to that in a running shuttle, and means to cause said smaller magazine to descend toward said lay to cause a change of filling carriers.

24. In a loom, a lay, an adjacent rotary magazine provided with a spoke, a smaller magazine slidably mounted on said spoke, means to cause said smaller magazine to move along said spoke toward the lay to cause a change of filling carriers, shifting Vmeans for a series of shuttle boxes, and

means controlled thereby to cause the presentation of a filling carrier corresponding to that in the running shuttle.`

25. In a loom, a lay, an adjacent rotary magazine provided with a radial arm, a smaller magazine slidably mounted on said radial arm and also rotatable upon its axis, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, means controlled thereby to rotate said smaller magazine, thereby to cause the prescontrolled thereby to cause i entation for replenishment of a filling carrier corresponding to that in the running shuttle, and means to cause said smaller magazine to move along said radial arm toward said lay to cause a change of filling carrie-rs.

26. In a loom, a magazine having a series of radial members, a series of subsidiary magazines, means to move said subsidiary magazines radially, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, and means controlled by said shifting means to impart rotative movement to said subsidiary magazines.

27. In a loom, a lay, arotatable master magazine, a stand Whereon said magazine is supported adjacent said lay, a series of smaller magazines under the control of said master magazine, means to impart radial and rotary motions to said smaller magazines, a checking device to restrain said master magazine from undue rotation, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, and means controlled by said shifting means to control the rotary motions of said smaller magazines.

28. In a loom, a rotary master magazine,

aA rotary subsidiary magazine carried thereby, said rotaryomaster magazine having a device to restrain said subsidiary magazine from rotation in either direction, shifting means .for a series of shuttle boxes, means controlled by said shifting means to cause the rotation of said subsidiary magazine to effect the presentation for replenishment of a filling carrier corresponding to that in the running shuttle.

'29. In a loom, a magazine, a member Whereon the same is mounted, a cam to depress said magazine, means to raise said magazine into its normal stationary position, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, and means controlled thereby to cause the presentation for replenishment of a filling carrier of said magazine, corresponding to that in the running shuttle.

30. In a loom, a master magazinehaving a radial member, a subsidiary magazine mounted thereon, a cam to depress said mag.- azine along said member, means to raise said magazine into its normal stationary, position, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, and means controlled bysaid shifting means to impart turning movement to said subsidiary magazine, thereby to effect the presentation of a filling carrier of said subsidiary magazine corresponding to that in the running shuttle,

31. In a loom, a master magazine havinga radial member, a subsidiary magazine mounted upon said member, a rotatable cam to move said subsidiary magazine outward along said radial member, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, means controlled thereby to cause the presentation for replenis'hment of a filling carrier of said subsldiary magazine, corresponding to that in and l the running shuttle, and means to return said subsidiary magazine into its normal stationary position.

32. In a loom, a master magazine having a radialmember, a subsidiary magazine mounted upon said rotary member, a cam to move said magazine outwardly along said radial ^member, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, means controlled thereby to cause the presentation for replenishment of a filling carrier of said subsidiary magazine corresponding to that in the running shuttle, and means to return said subsidiary magazine into its normal stationary posi tion.

33. In a loom, a rotatable master magazine having a radial'member, a rotatable, subsidiary magazine mounted upon said radial member andy movable therealong, a cam to move said subsidiary magazine in one direction along said radial member, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, means controlled thereby to cause the presentation for replenishment of a filling carrier corresponding to that in the running shuttle, and

means to move the subsidiary magazine in the opposite direction.

34. In a loom, a master magazine having a series of subsidiary, rotatable magazines, means to move one of said series of' magazines out of its normal position toward its filling changing position, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, and means controlled by said shifting means to rotate said magazine into a lling changing position.

35. In a loom, a lay, a master magazine adjacent said lay and having a plurality of' (subsidiary rotatable magazines, eachI subcause thev presentation' of a filling carrier corresponding to that in the running shuttle, a movable tip holder for the replenishing weft carrier and means for resetting said tip holder.

37. In a loom, a lay, a non-gravity-actu- ,ated filling-holding device, having means to support, a plurality of contrasting filling l carriers for presentation in replenishing, means to actuate said filling holding device to permit the same to coact with the shuttle upon the lay, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, and kmeans controlled by said lOO 'a series of shuttle boxes, and means controlled by said shifting means to govern the rotary motion of said magazine.

39. In a loom, a lay, a master magazine provided With a subsidiary magazine having positive, downward, radial movement to cause the same to co-act with the shuttle upon the lay, shifting means for a seriesof shuttle boxes, and means controlled thereby to cause the presentation for replenishment of a filling carrier of said subsidiary magazine corresponding to that in the running shuttle. Y

40. In a loom, a master magazine having a series of subsidiary rotatable magazines, means to move one of said series of magazines out of its normal position toward its filling changing position, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, and means controlled by said shifting shuttle box means to cause rotative movement of the active subsidiary magazine in conformity with the movements of said shifting shuttle box means.

4l. In a loom, a master magazine having a series of subsidiary, rotatable magazines, means to move one of said series of magazines out of its normal position toward the filling changing position, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, means to restrain said subsidiary magazines from rotation, and means to compel rotative movement thereof in conformity With movements of the shifting shuttle box means.

42. In a loom, a master magazine having a series of subsidiary, rotatable magazines, gears carried by said subsidiaryv magazines, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, and means under the control of said shifting shuttle box means to impart rotative movement to said gears. v

43. Ina loom, a master magazine having a lseries of subsidiary, rotatable magazines, gears carried by said subsidiary magazines, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, means under the control of said shifting shuttle-box means to impart rotative movement to said gears, and means to .move one of said series of magazines out of its normal position toward its filling-changing position.

44. In a loom, a master `magazine having a series of subsidiary, rotatable magazines, gears carried by said subsidiary magazines, shifting means lfor a series of shuttle boxes, and a rack under thecontrol of said shifting shuttle-box means to impart rotative movement to said gears.

45. In a loom, a master magazine having a series of subsidiary, rotatable magazines, gears carried by said subsidiary magazines, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, a rack under the control of said shifting shuttle-box means to impart rotative movement to said gears, and means to move one of said series of magazines out of its normal position toward its filling-changing position.

46. In a loom, a master magazine having a series of subsidiary, rotatable magazines,

means to move one or' said series of maga-- zines out of its normal position toward the filling-changing position, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, and means controlled thereby to cause rotative movement of said subsidiary magazine inaccordance With changes in the position of said shifting shuttle box means.

47. In a loom, a master magazine having a series of subsidiary, rotatable magazines, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, means controlled thereby to causerotative movement of said subsidiaryy magazines, and means to vary the position of said rotativemovement-causing means.

48. In a loom, a master magazine having a series of subsidiary magazines, gears carried by said subsidiary magazines, a rack adapted to mesh with said gear, and means to vary the position-of said rack.

49. In a loom, a master .magazine having a series of subsidiary, rotatable magazines, gears carried thereby, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, a rack adapted to mesh with said gear, and means governed by said shifting shuttle box means to var the position of said rack in accordance Wit changes of the shifting shuttle b'ox means.

50. In a loom, a lay, shifting shuttle boxes adjacent one end of said lay, a set of Lmagazines adjacent the opposite end of said lay, a master device controlling said magazines, said device having means to bring into operative position each of said magazines and to cause the same to take a fixed inoperative position,y While causing another of said magazines simultaneously to take .a rotative position according to the position of said shifting shuttle boxes. V

5l.y In a loom, a lay, shifting shuttle boxes adjacent said lay, means to control the movement of said shifting shuttle boxes, a plurality of magazines, a shifting .device also under `control of said means and arranged to Vkeep one of said plurality of magazines in unison Withsaid shifting shuttle boxes, combined with meansl to change tivo of said plurality of magazinesI from their operative to theirinopcrative and from their inoperative to theirl operative positions to thereby keep in reserve a full magazine.

52; In a loom, a lay, shifting means `vfor a series of shuttle boxes, a hopper havingv a plurality of magazines, means to move one of said magazines directly in to said shuttle, and means controlled by said shifting shuttle-boX means to cause the presentation of a filling carrier of such magazine, corresponding to that in the running shuttle.

53. ln a loom, a lay, shifting means for a series of shuttle boxes, a hopper having a plurality of magazines, means relatively to move a shuttle in one of said ooXes and one 0f said magazines, thereby to position said magazine directly in said shuttle, and means controlled by said shifting shuttle box means to cause .the presentation of ailling carrier of such magazine, corresponding to that in the running shuttle.

54. In a loom, a hopper having a series of RANDULPH CRUML' LON.

Witnesses GRACE M. TALLMAN, ELIZABETH W. GILBERT.

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